THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up efforts to support vulnerable Zimbabweans as food insecurity deepens across the country. An estimated three million people are projected to face hunger at the peak of the lean season between January and March 2026. According to WFP’s September 2025 report released this week, the agency…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Victoria Falls Border Post has begun operating 24 hours a day to boost tourism, trade, and regional connectivity. According to a notice published in the Government Gazette yesterday, the ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage announced that it had officially extended operating hours for the busy port of entry with immediate…
THE government is reforming key housing policies to attract greater private sector investment and make homes more affordable for ordinary citizens, consolidating gains achieved under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1). Speaking yesterday during belated World Habitat Day commemorations held at Vulindlela Township in Rangemore, Umguza District, the minister of National Housing, Zhemu Soda, announced…
RUTENDO NGARA SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, will serve eight months in prison after his conviction on Monday for undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chiminya had embarked on a dethroning spree, unlawfully removing chiefs appointed by Mnangagwa and appointing his own replacements without authority from the ministry of Local Government. During sentencing yesterday,…
RUTENDO NGARA HIGH Court judge justice Gibson Mandaza yesterday dismissed a bail appeal by 10 individuals who allegedly demonstrated against President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month. This comes after Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai had also denied them bail last month, stressing that if granted, they were likely to commit a similar offence and abscond from…
A SOUTH African Court has granted Zimbabwe opposition political leader Jacob Sikhala bail. He and his uncle Alexander Thema were granted R10 000 bail each by the Pretoria Magistrates Court in South Africa. The matter has been moved to February 3, 2026. Sikhala was described as not being a flight risk, and in South Africa…
THE Bindura municipality has injected US$3 million into a major water infrastructure upgrade nearing completion, promising an end to years of erratic supply. The project, a public-private partnership with Freda Rebecca Mine, is 90 percent complete and scheduled for finalisation by the end of this month. “We are excited to announce that all outstanding works…
PEOPLE aspiring to lead the country must earn that privilege, as being a war veteran on its own is not a sufficient eligibility factor, Zanu PF secretary for war veterans, Douglas Mahiya, has said. Speaking at a ruling party rally in Chitungwiza on Tuesday, Mahiya also said no one had the authority to stop the…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, will today hear his fate following his conviction on Monday for undermining the authority of the president. Chiminya embarked on a dethroning spree, removing lawfully appointed chiefs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and appointing his own without authority from the ministry of Local Government. During mitigation…
NEWS EDITOR EMBATTLED MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has been blocked from Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House, formerly Harvest House, as the party’s security asserts control amid heavy police presence. The move comes as the party’s security department locked the headquarters, blocking MDC bigwigs from entering the premises yesterday. Addressing the media, MDC secretary for security Shakespeare…
